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News / UK and world by Press Association October 14, 2018, 12:03 am FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter New sanctions on countries which use chemical weapons will help “redraw the red line” on the use of the “horrific” substances, Jeremy Hunt said. The Foreign Secretary’s comments came as the European Union prepared to formally adopt a new regime which will allow for asset freezes and travel bans to be imposed on individuals linked to chemical weapons use. The new sanctions system is expected to be approved at a meeting of foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday and follows the Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury which has been blamed on agents from Russia’s GRU military intelligence service. It also comes in the wake of chemical weapons attacks in Syria which have been blamed on Russia’s allies in Bashar Assad’s regime. Mr Hunt said: “For years there has been an … [Read more...] about New EU sanctions system vital for tackling chemical weapons: Hunt

RUSSIAN singing legend Joseph Kobzon has died at the age of 80. The Soviet-era crooner and pal of Vladimir Putin succumbed to a mystery illness at a Moscow clinic. Dubbed Russia's answer to Frank Sinatra, Kobzon was also a successful businessman and politician. But his closeness to the Kremlin hierarchy put him in the firing line as he was slapped with EU sanctions in 2015 following Russia's provocation in Ukraine. At the time he said: "I spit on their sanctions" — and vowed to perform for Russian-speaking supporters in the disputed Donbas region and Crimea. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online. Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here. Like us on Facebook … [Read more...] about Joseph Kobzon dead at 80 – Russian ‘Sinatra’ who was pals with Putin and slapped with EU sanctions dies after mystery illness

By William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will press the European Union on Tuesday to increase sanctions against Russia, saying it should stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the United States, which hit Moscow with new economic restrictions this month. The Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, will say that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the world "a more dangerous place", and that after a chemical weapons attack in the English city of Salisbury, the EU should apply more pressure to ensure Russia sticks to international rules. "Today the United Kingdom asks its allies to go further by calling on the European Union to ensure its sanctions against Russia are comprehensive, and that we truly stand shoulder to shoulder with the U.S.," Hunt will tell a Washington audience in his first major speech since his appointment in July. "That means calling out and responding to transgressions with one voice whenever and wherever they occur, from the streets of Salisbury to the fate of … [Read more...] about Britain presses for more EU sanctions against Russia

Italy's Interior Minister and deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini holds a press conference in Moscow on July 16, 2018. Vasily Maximov/AFP. Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said during a visit to Moscow on Monday that he wanted to see EU sanctions against Russia dropped "by the end of the year". Salvini said he would use any means possible to convince European partners to scrap sanctions brought in over Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and subsequent activity in the east of Ukraine. "Vetoes are only a last resort but I am not excluding anything," he told a press conference. "Italy is the European country that has suffered the most from these sanctions against Russia." He said he wanted to create opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses in the two countries to work together. Russia banned most food imports from the EU in 2014 as a counter-measure to the Ukraine sanctions. Salvini also said … [Read more...] about Italian minister Salvini calls for EU sanctions against Russia to be lifted by end of 2018

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Netherlands said on Friday they have opened a criminal investigation into seven Dutch companies and their directors for allegedly breaching European Union sanctions against Moscow, by helping Russia build a bridge to Crimea. The companies involved are alleged to have supplied machines, machine parts and other services for the construction of the 19 kilometre long bridge spanning the Strait of Kerch, the prosecutor’s office said. This represented a violation of sanctions imposed by the European Union after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia in 2014, the prosecutors said, as they explicitly ruled out the sale of machines and related services for use in Crimea. “This is a serious offence, undermining the EU sanction regime”, the prosecutors said in a statement. Individuals found to have breached sanctions can be sentenced to up to six years in prison or a maximum fine of 82,000 euros (72,373 pounds), a … [Read more...] about Dutch firms probed for alleged breaches of EU sanctions on Russia